Couch and The Rube
978 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 20 hours ago - ★★★★★ - 123 ratingsGraham Couch and Jason Knick are a dynamic duo that get together every afternoon to discuss Michigan State and Big Ten football and men’s basketball, Detroit pro sports and the buzz nationally. The show is a fun, engaging, and thought-provoking all-in-one radio and podcast experience for the Michigan State, Michigan and Detroit sports fan whose assorted interests also might include the outrageous national story, sports gambling and life’s relatable predicaments. Hosts Graham Couch, a sports columnist at the Lansing State Journal, and Jason Knick, “The Rube,” bring you two hours a day of the topics and stories that grab you — often with your input and through insightful interviews with those who know the stories best.
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Episodes
Ep. 575: Twitter Question Friday
May 14, 2021 17:26 - 1 hour - 92.2 MBWe dug into your Twitter questions on MSU football and basketball, coverage of U-M's scandal, the Pistons', the Tigers' bet, The Rube's engagement and more. Plus a couple stories worth telling.
Ep. 574: MSU's football roster is getting intriguing and The Athletic's James Edwards on the Pistons
May 12, 2021 17:03 - 51 minutes - 47.2 MBWe dug into an increasingly intriguing MSU football roster as transfers roll in – a tipping point coming this week with Alabama CB Ronald Williams. Then The Athletic's James Edwards joined us for a great conversation on the state of the tanking Pistons and the NBA draft pick they need. Plus, Harry Gagnon's best bets in the NBA, NHL, MLB, Golf and, yes, the NFL.
Ep. 573: Hot Take Monday
May 10, 2021 17:03 - 1 hour - 75.5 MBWe dug into our hot takes and yours – but began with the story of The Rube's engagement over the weekend. Another story worth telling.
Ep. 572: Twitter Question Friday
May 07, 2021 17:11 - 1 hour - 96.8 MBWe dove into your Twitter questions – on everything from MSU's football season and incoming MSU basketball freshman, to the the Pistons and Tigers and our own shortcomings in life. Plus, a couple stories worth telling, including one from The Rube that will go down as a classic.
Ep. 571: Which Detroit pro sports owner would we fire and an in-depth conversation on the Tigers
May 05, 2021 17:03 - 53 minutes - 49.2 MBWe dug into our poll question about which Detroit pro sports owner you and we would fire, then welcomed The Athletic's Cody Stavenhagen for a conversation on the state of the Tigers. Plus, Harry Gagnon joined us with his best bets.
Ep. 570: Hot Take Monday
May 03, 2021 17:04 - 1 hour - 109 MBWe dug into our hot takes and yours – on whether Emoni Bates' decommitment from MSU really hurts the Spartans and if the end of MSU's 80-year NFL draft streak means anything.
Ep. 569: Twitter Question Friday
April 30, 2021 17:04 - 1 hour - 86.2 MBWe dove into your Twitter questions – on the Lions draft, the NFL draft in general, MSU football and hoops (some good stuff here), betting the Tigers and more.
Ep. 568: MSU's transfer portal heats up; and Dave Birkett on the Lions choices in the NFL Draft
April 28, 2021 17:02 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBA smorgasbord of a show, with lots of good stuff – beginning with MSU's transfer portal heating up, including a QB transfer, then a conversation on the Pistons potentially blowing their top draft pick, before the Free Press' Dave Birkett joined us to break down the Lions' draft possibilities. Plus, Harry Gagnon's best bets in MLB, the NFL Draft and the Kentucky Derby.
Ep. 567: Hot Take Monday
April 26, 2021 17:02 - 1 hour - 128 MBWe dug into our hot takes and yours – on the MSU QB situation, predictions for Spartan football this fall, betting strategies that are working and more. Plus a couple stories worth telling.
Ep. 566: Twitter Question Friday
April 23, 2021 17:15 - 1 hour - 96.9 MBWe dug into your Twitter questions - on MSU hoops, football, pet peeves about significant others and more. Plus, a couple stories worth telling.
Ep. 565: What now for MSU's basketball roster after Foster Loyer transfers
April 21, 2021 17:03 - 52 minutes - 48.4 MBWe dug into Foster Loyer's decision to transfer and what it means for the Spartans' roster - what they should do and what they shouldn't. Plus, some interesting developments with MSU spring football. And our best bets with Harry Gagnon.
Ep. 564: Hot Take Monday
April 19, 2021 17:02 - 1 hour - 79.5 MBWe dug into our hot takes and yours - on MSU basketball and football, how recruiting is going to change with transfers, betting the Tigers and more. Plus a couple stories worth telling.
Ep. 563: Twitter Question Friday
April 16, 2021 17:02 - 1 hour - 97.5 MBWe dug into your Twitter questions – a lot of them on MSU basketball and football, including the impact of several transfers, what the Spartans should do next in hoops and football/basketball newcomers Maliq Carr and Keon Coleman.
Ep. 562: We are back! MSU hoops news, Tigers roaring and best bets with Harry Gagnon
April 14, 2021 17:02 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MBWe returned, grateful to be back and for your well wishes. We dug into the Thomas Kithier news and what it means for MSU basketball, what to make of the surging Tigers and then gave our best bets in the NBA, NFL, baseball and hockey, joined by the great Harry Gagnon.
Ep. 561: Twitter Question Friday
April 09, 2021 17:14 - 1 hour - 96.1 MBWe dug into your Twitter questions on everything from MSU basketball and football to Raccoon Graham and bad life choices. Plus, a couple stories worth telling.
Ep. 560: What Dane Fife's departure means for MSU and best bets at the Masters
April 07, 2021 17:03 - 54 minutes - 49.5 MBWe dug into Dane Fife's departure from Michigan State – what it means for the Spartans and why it made sense for Fife to go to Indiana – and then got into MSU's spring QB battle between Payton Thorne and Anthony Russo, before Harry Gagnon joined us with his best bets for the Masters.
Ep. 559: Hot Take Monday
April 05, 2021 17:04 - 1 hour - 93.7 MBWe dove into our hot takes and yours - on MSU basketball (pre-Dane Fife's departure), the Gonzaga-UCLA game, betting the national championship game and more. Plus a couple stories worth telling.
Ep. 558: Twitter Question Friday
April 02, 2021 17:16 - 1 hour - 107 MBWe dove into your Twitter questions – on MSU basketball, transfers, embarrassing life and work gaffes, April Fools' Day jokes gone wrong and more. Plus, a couple stories worth telling, including a redux of Jason's 72 days in jail.
Ep. 557: Michigan loses and picking the Final Four
March 31, 2021 17:03 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBWe dug into Michigan's loss to UCLA, a little MSU hoops, too, and got into what the prize should be for winning the Couch and The Rube NCAA tournament pool and then picked the Final Four against the spread with Harry Gagnon.
Ep. 556: Hot Take Monday
March 29, 2021 17:05 - 1 hour - 100 MBWe dove into our hot takes and yours – on MSU landing transfer Tyson Walker, Michigan NCAA's tournament run, college refs, and more – and then, at the end, gave our Elite Eight picks and talked about Rocket Watts' departure from MSU.
Ep. 555: Twitter Question Friday
March 26, 2021 17:12 - 1 hour - 100 MBWe answered your Twitter questions during our Friday show – on MSU's basketball roster and transfer possibilities, Spartan football spring story lines, the Lions draft, The Rube's jail time and a few questions that could get us in trouble.
Ep. 548: MSU basketball roster changes, sticking up for the Big Ten and picking the Sweet 16 games
March 24, 2021 17:03 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBWhat to really make of the Big Ten's poor NCAA tournament performance? We dove in. Plus, what we expect within MSU's roster in the coming days. We dove into both during a great conversations with The Athletic's Brendan Quinn. Then picked the Sweet 16 games with the great Harry Gagnon.
Ep. 554: MSU basketball roster changes, sticking up for the Big Ten and picking the Sweet 16 games
March 24, 2021 17:03 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBWhat to really make of the Big Ten's poor NCAA tournament performance? We dove in. Plus, what we expect within MSU's roster in the coming days. We dove into both during a great conversations with The Athletic's Brendan Quinn. Then picked the Sweet 16 games with the great Harry Gagnon.
Ep. 553: Hot Take Monday
March 22, 2021 17:06 - 1 hour - 105 MBWe dove into our hot takes and yours - on the Big Ten's awful NCAA tournament, the future of MSU basketball and more.
Ep. 552: Twitter Question Friday
March 19, 2021 17:19 - 1 hour - 91.3 MBWe opened by digging into MSU's overtime loss to UCLA in the NCAA tournament and then dove into your Twitter questions - on the defeat, the state of the program, Izzo and the roster decisions ahead.
Ep. 551: Picking our NCAA tournament brackets and talking MSU-UCLA
March 17, 2021 17:03 - 1 hour - 55 MBWe talked about my conversation with Foster Loyer and then a great conversation with LA Times UCLA beat writer Ben Bolch, before picking our NCAA tournament brackets and giving our best bets in the first round with Harry Gagnon.
Ep. 550: Hot Take Monday
March 15, 2021 17:22 - 1 hour - 88.7 MBWe dug into our hot takes and yours – on MSU's NCAA tournament draw, the screw-job by the selection committee and the possibilities for the Big Ten in March Madness.
Ep. 549: Twitter Question Friday
March 12, 2021 18:16 - 1 hour - 87.9 MBWe dug into your Twitter questions on Michigan State basketball, MSU's updated NCAA tourney path, the hated Bo Boroski, the Wolverines and more.
Ep. 548: Picking the Big Ten Tournament
March 10, 2021 18:03 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MBWe gave our best bets for the Big Ten tournament, how we thing MSU will fare, dug into the Aaron Henry All-Big Ten debate and looked back on our show from a year ago, what we were saying then, hours ahead of the pandemic.
Ep. 547: Hot Take Monday
March 08, 2021 18:02 - 2 hours - 111 MBWe dove into our 3 hot takes and yours – largely on this Michigan State basketball team and program, after the Spartans' win over Michigan on Sunday, which likely clinched an NCAA tournament bid. Plus, a couple stories worth telling, including as promised, the story of when I worked off the books for two low-level mob guys at an electronics store.
Ep. 546: Twitter Question Friday
March 05, 2021 18:09 - 1 hour - 106 MBWe dug into your Twitter questions on Michigan State basketball and this team's chances against Michigan Sunday - and how the programs compare moving forward. Plus, a couple stories worth telling, that don't make either of us look good.
Ep. 545: MSU and Michigan basketball on a collision course. Plus, Brendan Quinn on Emoni Bates
March 03, 2021 18:03 - 54 minutes - 50.3 MBWe dug into Michigan State's win over Indiana, Michigan's loss to Illinois and what it means for this week's two matchups between the Spartans and Wolverines. Plus, The Athletic's Brendan Quinn joins us to talk MSU-Michigan and his in-depth piece on Emoni Bates.
Ep. 534: Hot Take Monday
March 01, 2021 18:03 - 1 hour - 85.9 MBWe dug into our hot takes and yours from an interesting weekend for Michigan State basketball and Big Ten hoops and a compelling week ahead for the Spartans.
Ep. 533: Twitter Question Friday
February 26, 2021 18:37 - 1 hour - 101 MBWe dug into MSU's win over Ohio State and then dove into listener Twitter questions, largely on the Spartans' changing fortunes and chase for an NCAA tournament bid.
Ep. 522: Is MSU basketball back?
February 24, 2021 18:02 - 59 minutes - 54.9 MBWhat to make of Michigan State's win over fifth-ranked Illinois? We explore. Plus, Harry Gagnon's college basketball, NBA and NHL best bets.
Ep. 521: Hot Take Monday
February 22, 2021 18:07 - 1 hour - 93.9 MBWe dug into our hot takes and yours – on sudden renewed hope for MSU basketball, Juwan Howard's Michigan program, chick flicks and bad haircuts.
Ep. 520: Twitter Question Friday
February 19, 2021 18:13 - 2 hours - 111 MBWe dive into your Twitter questions, some fantastic stuff on Michigan State basketball and more. Plus a couple stories worth telling that will get us in trouble.
Ep. 519: An examination of MSU basketball, and a look at Max Christie from a writer who covers him
February 17, 2021 18:03 - 54 minutes - 50.3 MBWe dove into the state of Michigan State's basketball team and program today, criticism of Izzo and the roster, and then talked Max Christie with Chicago Sun-Times writer Michael O'Brien, who knows the incoming MSU recruit's game well.
Ep. 518: Hot Take Monday
February 15, 2021 18:03 - 1 hour - 98.2 MBWe dug into our hot takes and yours, largely on this MSU basketball team and the state of the program.
Ep. 517: Twitter Question Friday
February 12, 2021 18:17 - 1 hour - 86.6 MBWe dug into your Twitter questions - on MSU basketball hopes and personnel, gambling wins and mistakes, our worsening appearances and more.
Ep. 516: How much hope remains for MSU basketball
February 10, 2021 19:02 - 55 minutes - 50.6 MBWe dug into Michigan State's win over Penn State, what we saw and what it means, including a conversation with The Athletic's Brendan Quinn. Plus, Harry Gagnon's best bets for Wednesday night.
Ep. 515: Hot Take Monday
February 08, 2021 18:03 - 1 hour - 95.5 MBWe dug into our hot takes and yours – on MSU basketball lineups and players, Marcus Bingham, Joey Hauser and Rocket Watts especially, and Super Bowl experiences, gambling opportunities and more.
Ep. 514: Twitter Question Friday
February 05, 2021 18:12 - 1 hour - 95.9 MBAnswering your probing Twitter questions – on MSU's football schedule, Keon Coleman, MSU Hoops, what The Rube would do with $32 million and more.
Ep. 513: MSU Hoops, Life and a Wild Recruiting Day for MSU Football
February 03, 2021 18:03 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBWe dug into MSU's close loss at Iowa, both promising signs and changes we – and you – would make if you were coaching Izzo's team. Plus, MSU loses one big-time football recruit and gains another on signing day.
Ep. 513: MSU hoops shows life and a wild recruiting day for MSU football
February 03, 2021 18:03 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBWe dug into MSU's close loss at Iowa, both promising signs and changes we – and you – would make if you were coaching Izzo's team. Plus, MSU loses one big-time football recruit and gains another on signing day.
Ep. 512: Hot Take Monday
February 01, 2021 18:03 - 1 hour - 104 MBWe dig into our hot takes and yours – largely on this MSU basketball team (what hope remains, fixes to make) and the Lions' Stafford trade.
Ep. 511: Twitter Question Friday
January 29, 2021 18:12 - 1 hour - 104 MBWe dug into your feelings about MSU basketball through listener Twitter questions. They were, as you might expect, specific and blunt.
Ep. 510: MSU basketball returns and Dave Birkett on the Lions QB moves
January 27, 2021 18:02 - 53 minutes - 48.6 MBWe dove into a what could be a critical moment for Rocket Watts and MSU's basketball season, then turned to the Lions and the Matthew Stafford trade with a conversation with the Detroit Free Press' Dave Birkett.
Ep. 509: Hot Take Monday
January 25, 2021 18:03 - 1 hour - 85.1 MBSome of The Rube's finest moments today, digging into our hot takes and yours – on Matthew Stafford, MSU hoops, a weekend of sports betting in MI and more, including a live hot take from The Rube's girlfriend.
Ep. 508: Twitter Question Friday
January 22, 2021 18:13 - 1 hour - 88.2 MBWe dug into your Twitter question on what this MSU basketball team needs most, the expectations for the Lions' "dude" coach, online sports betting in Michigan, and being fat vs. just having a large ribcage.